RE: Application for Delegation -- Steemhouse Publishing
As a writer, I cannot express how exciting this is. I am new to the blockchain, but have decades of writing experience under my belt and years of only marginal success in the publishing world. The "Top Five" seems only to cater to those already famous, and self-publishing is a virtual swamp, filled with everything from deluded wannabees with no grasp of language and grammar, to unbelievably talented authors clinging to the hope their novels will be recognized. One would think the true cream would rise, but sadly, it's a crap shoot. Books with brilliant content and compelling stories get lost in the mountain of titles. Authors flounder, lose hope, and have no help. If a publishing house existed that truly cared about its authors and provided help and feedback from editors who are authors themselves, the whole picture could change. GOOD books by truly talented authors would be published again, not lost in the slush pile, awaiting rejection, or lost under several million other titles. This concept is new and brilliant and could change the landscape of publishing forever. This is the future of publishing!
Gosh, yes. They definitely exist, and readers want to find them. The blockchain could change everything.
To clarify, as I know you know, Elaine (but others reading this may not) we will not be publishing novels to the blockchain. At least not at any point we can foresee. However, the blockchain is a powerful tool for marketing, promotion of shorter works in the same manner that Diana Gabaldon has so much success with spinoffs from Outlander, and is the most reliable means I've seen for interaction between readers, authors, and publishers. The possibilities are endless. Steemhouse has laid low for a while, waiting for FUD to die away, for bots to lose their influence, for the development of SMTs and communities...never mind that some people may not know what SMTs are yet. What's important is having the right people on board at the right time to push forward, and I think that time has come. You are right: this could change everything. It's one of the most utilitarian--and potentially profitable--uses of blockchain technology that I'm aware of.